We are happy to announce our 4th ArcticEvening in partnership with Connect Estonia
that takes place in Tallinn, Estonia on the 28th January from
6pm to 9pm at Von Krahl Bar (Rataskaevu 10/12). The evening
goes as follows: We kick off the evening with a very brief
introduction off the Estonian and Finnish startups scenes. After that
we will have 4 hot new startups pitching their products each having 3
minutes for their pitch. After each pitch we take a short Q&A. If
you’re a startup see below for instruction to apply.
After the startups are done presenting we will continue with a Panel
of prominent figures from the Finnish and Estonian startup scenes
discussing about the respective startup ecosystems, startups,
entrepreneurship, investing and everything that comes with it. To give
you a taste, the high level panel include for example Sten
Tamkivi of Skype. Other panelists will be announced in due time.
We will end the evening with a lively networking where people from
different scenes meet each other, find partners and make valuable
connections that can lead to concrete business deals.
We will cap the participation to first 100 participants that sign-up.
The participation if free, but once you sign-up you should show up or
end up on our black list. We recommend to sign-up fast since all the
previous ArcticEvenings have been sold out.
What: ArcticEvening in Partnership with Connect Estonia
Where:
Tallinn, Estonia at Von Krahl Bar (Rataskaevu 10/12, map here)
When: 28.1.2009 at 6pm to 9pm (the bar is open until wee
hours for networking after the event)
The official Twitter/Flickr tag for the night is #arcticevening
Are you a startup? Pitch on stage!
If you would like to pitch at the Tallinn ArcticEvening on the 28th,
do send us a short pitch (max 1 x A4) to
(events-at-arcticstartup-dot-com), where you outline:
1) The name of your team or company
2) Your contact
information
3) The product/service idea and business model
4)
Market size for your product or service
6) Why should you be
picked to pitch
We will choose the best four startups to present. The
deadline to apply is 21st January 2009! Possible travel
costs will be paid by the startups.
Speakers
Sten Tamkivi, Chief Evangelist, Skype
Sten Tamkivi is Skype’s Chief Evangelist, building
relationships with engineering communities, media, governments and
academia around the world. Based in Tallinn, he also looks after Skype
Estonia, our largest office globally as local General Manager.
Allan Martinson, Managing Partner, MTVP
Allan
Martinson is currently the Managing Partner at MTVP. During his
career as an entrepreneur, Martinson has been launching, managing and
exiting several companies in the Baltic TMT sector, all of which
became leaders in their respective industries.
Taneli Tikka, CEO, RunToShop
Taneli Tikka, a serial entrepreneur and
dealmaker, has an active history of startup life. Taneli has been an
entrepreneur since 1999 and has headed multiple companies including;
IRC-Galleria.net (Sulake Dynamoid), RunToShop, Magenta, MobileCRM, and
Taika Technologies.
Sponsors
Announced later.
